songs about the rambling life

[nwhoopfan]

Low hanging fruit I suppose....

I set this up with the thread title. I would be disappointed if posters didn't go for some of these songs w/ ramblin' in the title.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Contrarian...but a cool early Cox Family tune

My goodness, they were practically babies. I didn't know they'd been performing together that long!

The vocals remind me a bit of the Peasall Sisters (got their big break w/ the O Brother... soundtrack).

 

[nwhoopfan]

I'm not even sure if this fits, but it's a fun song. Hey @Bama fan , you probably knew about Rhiannon Giddens being in this group before she went solo, yeah?

 

[ctbbfn]

Railroad Bill---2 versions

Colter Wall | Railroad Bill | First Play Live

 

[nwhoopfan]

Eilen Jewell did a great cover album of really old songs. This made it on the album, but apparently this was before it had even been conceptualized yet. I guess it's more of an anti-rambling song, but there ain't no rules in song threads.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Also from the cover album by Eilen. This one is definitely about ramblin'.

 

[nwhoopfan]

This one has been done by many folks, but hard to beat Emmylou. Can't resist the siren song of the train whistle.

 

[quavik]

I think Carol King expresses the angst of a homebody with many rambling friends in this classic:

 

[nwhoopfan]

I can't quite make sense of this song, but it's a rollicking good time. Rhett's got a great voice, but the few songs Murry takes over lead on are among my favorites.

 

[quavik]

"They call me the breeze, i keep rollin' down the road"

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[Centerstream]

 

[nwhoopfan]

I think this one is about a rambler trying to give up on rambling. Eilen one more time. Yes, I'm a big fan.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

He's recorded this a few times to put it mildly. This one will do:

 

[quavik]

The TRAVELING Wilburys cover an old classic (was the original posted earlier?):

 

[Hoops66]

Nostalgic? How about a minute with Dick Clark? Brings me back.....

 

[nwhoopfan]

The TRAVELING Wilburys cover an old classic

Forgive me for stealing, The Cox Family does a nice version of it as well.

 

[64Zcode]

 

[quavik]

This is a song about a bunch that took rambling to a whole new level:

 

[Jackcatscal]

 

[Jackcatscal]

Here’s a version of Road to Nowhere from David Byrne’s American Utopia on Broadway. I saw it once in January and once in March. Fabulous play.

 

[64Zcode]

Just a day or so ago I was watching Molly Tuttle play this. She's amazing and this one has a 'guitar cam' to show her playing in close up detail. Fascinating to watch.

Molly Tuttle "White Freightliner" No Interview

Troy Grady's recording of Molly Tuttle is one of the highest quality on Youtube. The performance is incredible, and the video and audio quality are top notch...

www.youtube.com

 

[Bama fan]

 

[Bama fan]

 

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